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Having been a fan of Air for many years, it is always a delight to see the French duo of Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin.  They came to the Los Angeles Disney Hall in support of their latest album, “Love 2″.  Nothing could top them playing the Disney Hall with its amazing acoustics traditionally reserved for symphony-based music.  Despite our seats being near the top, it provided a perfect view for the amazing visuals that accompanied the duo with drummer Joey Waronker.  These visuals often matched the frequency of key notes equating to the exact melodies so you had a perfect visual of the musical waves and the rhythm that matched it.  Other times the visuals circled in a tranquil yet elusive state conjuring up a range of emotions as if I were on pyschedelics.  Musically, their bass tones are amazing and played with such an amazing tasteful style in the vain of Paul McCartney meets Jason Falkner; ironicly the amazingly talented Falkner played bass for them a few years back.  Sonically, they are masters of melody and mood.  Opening act was AM who was pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdoPn8aTBhM - La Femme D’Argent

Check out air on youtube.com

http://www.youtube.com/user/airofficial?blend=1&ob=4

Read more:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/03/live-review-air-at-disney-hall.html

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Buck Brothers, We Are Merely Filters

March 3, 2010 | by Skope Staff

http://skopemag.com/2010/03/03/buck-brothers-we-are-merely-filters

Guinness World Record holding (Most gigs in a 12 hour period) London-based punk powerhouses Buck Brothers are the greatest thing to come out of a Buddhist Disco since pacifist whack-a-mole. Their sophomore effort “We Are Merely Filters” has the same infectious hook-driven melodies with hilarious lyrics filled with far-spanning references and witty wordplay that was featured in Me.

Although, going through several line-up changes over the years and having more drummers than Spinal Tap. The Buck Brothers have found gold in their current line up consisting of the only original member Andy Duke (Vocals and bass), and new members Craig Welsh (Drums and vocals) and Dom Beckford (Guitar and vocals).

“We are Merely Filters” is an all out assault on your brain. Perfectly mixed, it can be enjoyed waiting for the bus with headphones, or even better by going to one of their concerts. You’ll find that this Brit pop/punk/rock mix is bound to have you dancing halfway through the first track.

From the bloody brilliant “All I Want To Do” with its mantra “Life is cool. Religion sucks. All I want to do is dance.” To the non-sense “Pop Muzik” that echoes DEVO and The B52’s.  Buck Brothers latest is bound to have you screaming “Encore! Encore!”

Stand Out tracks:

“You’re so Good, Good, Good you’re great” –A chronicle of the downfall of a public figure, its tragic story mirrors the life of the modern celebrity.

“When I Look At You. (All I Think About Is Sex)” With lyrics like “Your love may be king/Your love may be queen/But we’re not in a monarchy/And thanks to civilisation Procreation’s recreation/We’re more than just the birds and bees” how can you not love this song?

“Deeply Shallow”- A comment on modern society, you’ll find yourself humming it later on the day.

www.myspace.com/buckbrothers
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You can check out the Buck Brothers on the BambooSk8.com  music page:

http://www.bamboosk8.com/misc/music.php

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http://www.cherribombband.com/

Imagine 4 girls that range from 11-13 years old who can play their own instruments, write their own songs, record and produce their music, handle their own marketing direction and much more…  They are better than any cookie cutter project that Disney can assemble.

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Lots of A&R personnel moves to report: fourteen A&R Executives left their jobs within the last eight weeks while only five new A&R Execs were hired. Among the transitions were Shawn Barron (Atlantic), Steve Allen, Ben Durling and Bill Holland (Warner Bros.), Sam Mumford (RCA), Ericka Grayson (A&M), Durius Jones (Capitol), David Wright and Angelo Sanders (Def Jam) and Jamie Nelson (Mercury).

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